Joyce Owen

Joyce Owen is one of Canada’s first certified Financial Divorce Specialists and trained under Carol Ann Wilson, who is the pioneer and founder of the profession. Joyce has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, and has the additional designations of Certified Financial Planner and Chartered Life Underwriter.

Joyce has offered training as an interdisciplinary collaborative financial professional in workshops in and around Ottawa.  Joyce is a frequent speaker at women’s groups and networking meetings, and is a guest lecturer at the University of Ottawa collaborative law program. 

Collaborative Practice Training:
Collaborative practice training in Sudbury (Palliser Conflict Resolution- Medicine Hat, Alberta), June 2004
Collaborative training for financial professionals in Boulder, Colorado, June 2005
Level II interdisciplinary training – Victoria Smith and Susan Gamache 2005
Texas Lone Star training, 2008
Train the trainers workshop, 2009

Board Positions:
On the OCLF board of directors.
Treasurer, Collaborative Practice Ottawa.

Professional Memberships:
Academy of Financial Divorce Specialist
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Financial Divorce Association, Inc.
Collaborative Practice Ottawa
Financial Planners Standards Council
Canadian Institute of Financial Planners
Advocis- The Financial Advisors’ Association of Canada